Google Starts Virtual Science Fair

Search giant Google is launching the first online global science fair, tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. PST. A live event at the science fair YouTube page will have all the details.

The virtual science fair begins tomorrow and is geared toward students ages 13-18. But that’s all that the company is telling us. Teachers can sign up to participate at the Google Science Fair page.

Here’s what the company announced today.

Introducing the world’s first online global science competition, the Google Science Fair! Google has partnered with CERN, LEGO, National Geographic and Scientific American to create a new kind of online science competition that is more global, open and inclusive than ever before. Students aged 13 – 18 from around the world are invited to enter and compete for awesome once-a-lifetime experiences, scholarships and real-life work opportunities.

By tuning in live, you’ll get details about how you can submit your own project online and be inspired by some famous scientists so you’ll be ready to prove you’re the next Albert Einstein, Marie Curie or Dean Kamen.

The Google Science Fair is a global competition that any student aged 13-18 from around the world is eligible to enter. Students can enter as individuals or as teams of up to three. There is no entry fee and registration and submission will happen online. The deadline for submissions will be the 4 April, 2011.

The Science Fair will culminate in a “once in a lifetime” celebratory event at Google headquarters in California in July 2011 where finalists will compete for internships, scholarships and prizes in front of a panel of celebrity scientist judges including Nobel Laureates,
tech visionaries and household names.

Google hired “sensationalism service” company Syyn Labs to build a Rube Goldberg machine for tomorrow’s science fair launch, which is featured in the event trailer. Syyn Labs is the company behind the viral success of indie rock bandOK Go’s music video.